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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.109
নবদ্বীপে যেই শক্তি না কৈলা প্রকাশে ।
সে শক্তি প্ৰকাশি’ নিস্তারিল দক্ষিণদেশে ॥ ১০৯ ॥
navadvīpe yei śakti nā kailā prakāśe
se śakti prakāśi’ nistārila dakṣiṇa-deśe
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not manifest His spiritual potencies at Navadvīpa, but He did manifest them in South India and liberated all the people there.
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The smārtas at Navadvīpa strictly followed brahminical principles, but most were not enlightened in devotional service. The Lord did not attempt to convert them.
By His grace, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu manifested His spiritual potency in South India. Everyone there became a Vaiṣṇava.
A preacher may choose a more favorable situation rather than address people who are too disturbing. Śrīla Prabhupāda went to the West on his spiritual master’s order, and the movement became successful by the Lord’s grace.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees. In this way He finally reached Kūrma-sthāna.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “grace”, “favorable”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where might I find a receptive setting for a gentle conversation about Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
Identify one person who welcomes discussion of devotional service, and share one brief thought with them.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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